Shoe-cleaner.



W. J. LLOYD.

SHOE CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1911. RENEWED DBO. 7, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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WALTER JOSEPH LLOYD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMVAN DE SANDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-CLEANER.

Application filed September 12, 1911, Serial No. 648,870.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VAT/PER J. LLOYD, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Shoe-Cleaner, of which the following is a full,clear, and eXact description.

My invention relates to shoe cleaners and it has for its object toprovide one having brush members with guides for traveling in curvedslots, so that the brush members will be moved as desired relatively toa shoe, when the brush members are pressed by a shoe away from eachother and against the tension of resilient means.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingcomplete specification in which the preferred form of the invention isdisclosed,

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the views, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of theinvention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig.3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that an open frame 5 isprovided, a longitudinal member 6 with curved slots 7, extending fromone end of the frame 5 to the other. A wire mat member 9 is secured tothe open frame 5, and also to the longitudinal frame member 6 having theslots 7. Lugs 10 extend inwardly from the side 8 of the open frame 5,these lugs 10 being spaced apart, and having pivoted to them arms 11,the arms having on their free terminals upwardly extending members 1.2,which extend through the slots 7, and are integral with the brackets 13,above the plates. These brackets 13 have openings in which the brushmembers l'ii: are disposed, the brush members 1 1 being held in place bybolts 15, which are engaged by wing nuts 16. It will be understood thatthe brush members 14: will be held snugly in place by the bolts 15. Iprefer to provide curved or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul y 8, 1913.

Renewed December 7, 1912. Serial No. 735,543.

angular brush members 141 having bristles 17. Springs 18 are providedfor pressing the free terminals of the arms 11 and the brush members 1 1toward each other.

It will be understood that when a shoe 19 is introduced between thebristles 17 of the brush members 141 the brush members with theirbristles will be moved away from each other and that when so moved thebrush members will be caused to have a slight rocking motion relativelyto the open frame 5, which will assist in removing dust and dirt fromthe sides of the shoe. An arm 20 extends upwardly from the open frame 5,and is provided with a handle 21 which may be grasped by the personusing the device.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a shoe cleaner a base, a mat thereon, provided with two slots, twobrushes disposed above the mat and having guides for traveling in theslots, and arms pivoted to the base on vertical axes and connected withthe guides for directing their movement.

2. In a shoe cleaner a supporting base frame, a mat thereon, havingslots, two arms disposed below the mat and pivoted relatively thereto,resilient means for pressing the arms yieldingly toward each other,brackets disposed above the mat and having members for traveling in theslots, and secured to the arms, and a brush mounted on each of thebrackets.

3. In a shoe cleaner a mat having two slots, two brushes disposed abovethe mat and having guides for traveling in the slots, and means disposedbelow the mat for pressing the brushes toward each other and for movingthe brushes at angles to each other when the guides are moved in theslots.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER JOSEPH LLOYD.

Witnesses:

NM. It. NASH, KENNETH T. TUCKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

